Example sentences of "if it be think " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if it be thought that Mr Hunte retains a soft spot for Pakistan ever since he and Garry Sobers had a stand of 446 against them at Sabina Park 34 years ago , we have ascertained that he made clear to the 1992 management that any further offence would be met with punishment noticeably more severe . |
| 2 | If it is thought that there are some similarities between country A and country B in the market for microcomputers or car telephones or videocameras etc , a multinational company can analyse its market expenditures within both countries , comparing the effectiveness of these expenditures in each country . |
| 3 | If it is thought that this is one of the pleasanter , more protective aspects of male chauvinism , this is mistaken . |
| 4 | If it is thought to be preferable , this is for reasons having nothing to do with neutrality , such as a desire to bring the war to a speedy end or not to allow people to profit from wars . |
| 5 | If it is thought that there may be infection in the bladder ( cystitis ) or kidneys , a special sample needs to be taken for laboratory analysis . |
| 6 | And , if it is thought that such a state of affairs is , for whatever reason , undesirable , then it behoves those who argue for another approach to learn the lesson of political realities . |
| 7 | The proposed amendment to the Articles of Association contained in Resolution 10 will enable the Company to introduce summary financial statements in 1991 or subsequently , if it is thought desirable to do so . |
| 8 | If you have already made an application to the tribunal , perhaps to obviate the risk of missing a crucial time limit should negotiations collapse , the detailed terms might , if it is thought appropriate , be set out in a separate document while you withdraw your claim on form COT 4 . |
| 9 | Photographic and/or medical evidence could be considered if it is thought that the injuries would be difficult to prove . |
| 10 | For example , if it is thought that an error of law or fact or a breach of natural justice should justify quashing only if it can be said that but for the error or breach the decision would have been different , this should be built into the definition of the relevant ground of review and not dealt with as a matter of remedial discretion . |
| 11 | But in addition there is an immediate opportunity for the authorities concerned to reformulate , in collaboration with the Law Commission , the appropriate limits to recovery , on a coherent system of principles suitable for modern society , in terms which can ( if it is thought right to do so ) embrace the unusual circumstances of the present case . |
| 12 | So far as I am aware , this was the first occasion on which it was made clear that the period which elapses before a prisoner serving a life sentence is released is determined by consideration of two factors , namely : ( i ) the period necessary to satisfy retribution and deterrence , which has come to be called ‘ the tariff ; ’ and ( ii ) a possible further period if it is thought by the Parole Board and/or the Secretary of State that the prisoner would pose an unacceptable risk of danger to the public were he to be released at the end of his tariff period . |
| 13 | If it is thought that the exclusive jurisdiction of the visitor has outlived its usefulness , which I beg to doubt , then I think that it should be swept away by Parliament and not undermined by judicial review . |
| 14 | ‘ if it is thought desirable that debentures in their popular meaning may be made irredeemable , it would seem to be both absurd and inconsistent to forbid a company to make its ordinary mortgages of land also irredeemable . ’ |
| 15 | If it is thought that it means that any decision should be taken at the lowest possible level , that unfortunately makes me believe that the concept is not all that it is cracked up to be , and for a number of reasons . |
| 16 | If it is thought that the growers of any kind of grain in any part of the world have been losing money , and are likely to sow a smaller area for a future harvest ; it is argued that prices are likely to rise as soon as that harvest comes into sight , and its shortness is manifest to all . |
| 17 | If it is thought that the politicians have dithered in any way , we shall be slaughtered on the anvil of public opinion and informed opinion in the oil industry . |
| 18 | A investment overview may be enclosed if it is thought appropriate . |
| 19 | If it is thought likely that an approach will be made from radio or TV , organise factual material and brief the Director/Chairman . |
| 20 | However , if it is thought that the joint tenancy might be severed ( and there might be good matrimonial or tax planning reasons for this ) it is preferable to include the enlargement of powers as in Precedent 34 for otherwise the trustees of the conveyance may not have power to mortgage or charge the property ( see Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 , s8 ) . |
| 21 | He would run the United States like a business , with little regard for the Constitution if it interfered with his plans , declare martial law to combat the drug problem , eliminate Social Security or the entire defence budget if it was thought necessary to meet the government 's deficit , and remove the power of Congress to raise taxes . |
| 22 | If it was thought that a consensus could not be reached , then the Nordic solution was very simple : the matter was not raised . |
| 23 | I 'm , I 'm certainly as I was going to come on to explain and the way you will see ourselves working , is not people who sit in the Town Hall and just turn out reports , I mean the kind of work we do and the way we work means that were actually very much involved in the community groups , but I mean if it was , if it was thought to be an issue that we needed to have greater community involvement , i.e. to resurrecting that forum then that 's something that , you know , we may need to address , but I never saw it as operating like that anyway , I mean I saw it as it 's almost like in a cabinet of members mainly . . |
| 24 | It would be a sad day if it was thought that a change of mind on the part of a local authority in any question relating to children was an admission of past error . |
| 25 | Then occasionally when we had houses broken into and so on , if it was thought that a tramp could have been responsible , it used to be a great help if we gave out nine tickets for tramps and only eight of the nine were admitted to the casual ward , then we should clamp down of course on the one who failed to turn up . |
| 26 | ‘ If it were thought that other clubs would try to copy them , their example might , I am afraid , be unfortunate . |
| 27 | Modern means of communication , above all television , could easily overcome , if it were thought desirable , the isolation of any particular local assembly . |
| 28 | Undertaken — if it were thought necessary — by expert psephological statisticians , it would doubtless confirm their extreme unlikelihood . |
| 29 | If it were thought to be worth estimating then a design involving more blocks and partial confounding would have to be used . |